Climate Action SUMIDA: Messages through poetry and video from the riverside

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Art & Society Research Center

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2022 (FY 2) Social Support through Arts and Culture

"Ukifune" and poem projection by Yoshida Tomoshi

Event venue near Koumebashi Pier. Photo: Art & Society Research Center

Live poetry reading performance Photo: Art & Society Research Center

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Business Overview

The project started with an online call for "poetry" that imagines and views the future while confronting the global and local climate and environment. Meanwhile, in cooperation with the Design Research Institute (dri) of Chiba University, 60 students in 10 groups proposed the structure and direction of the venue for the poetry presentation. On October 7, 8 and 9, 2023, an event was held near the Kita Jumagawa Koumebashi pier in Sumida Ward. Based on a proposal from a group of students, a life saving inflatable boat named "Ukifune" was installed at a height of about 3 meters above the ground, and 26 poems collected from the public were presented as text, video and recitation (audio recording and live performance). The booklet "Poetry Collection + Project Report" was produced to conclude the activities.

implementation period

Sunday, May 14, 2023 - Monday, December 25

Place of implementation

Around the Koumebashi dock (Sumida Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

[NPO Art & Society Research Center]
It started as a voluntary organization called Art & Society in 2002 and became the NPO Art & Society Research Center in July 2009. It is a non-profit arts organization that aims to contribute to the cultural development of cities and regions and the improvement of the cultural environment for citizens by carrying out artistic and cultural activities related to cities, regions and society, as well as public art information dissemination, research and implementation activities (studies, lectures, exhibitions, publications, archives, etc.).